By FactsWow Team
Posted on: 05 Jan, 2023
The ninth Academy Awards were the first to provide 'Best Supporting Actress' to none other than Gale Sondergaard, who seized an Oscar for the 1936 film, 'Anthony Adverse' which landed her another Academy Award nomination for 'Anna & the king of Siam' in 1946.
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Katina Paxinou won the Oscar for 'Best Supporting Actress' in 1944, playing the character of Pilar besides Ingrid Bergman and Gary Cooper in 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.'
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Ex-soldier Harold Russel earned big fame. He seized an Oscar in 1946 for the film, 'The Best Years of Our Lives' in the category of 'Best Supporting Actor.'
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Mercedes McCambridge was considered 'the world's greatest living radio actress' by Orson Welles. Her first movie of 'All the King's Men' helped her win the Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress Category in 1949.
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When Shirley Booth won Tony Award for 'Come Back, Little Sheba,' she grabbed Golden Globe and Oscar in the category of 'Best Actress' in 1953. This was the first film out of five of her acting careers. She was also a Broadway Star, showcased in the ‘Hazel’ TV sitcom.
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Eva Marie Saint grabbed an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront' as 'Best Supporting Actress in 1955. She got two Emmy nominations at the age of 30. On the whole, her first film received eight honors at the award show of 1955.
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Delbert Mann started his career as a Television show director. He made his first film debut in 'Marty,' a 1955 romantic drama, and won four subsequent Academy Awards. Apart from being the best director, he achieved the honors of Best Actor, Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture.
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